the city of richmond tried it first but voters rejected it. but now berkeley, vallejo, and alameda county all considering the same idea. the soda industry says that tax won't work because people will just go to a nearby city to buy their drinks without the tax. >>> the $1 bill may soon disappear. congressional auditors want to get raid of the dollar bill entirely and replace them with $1 coins. that switch would save more than $4 billion over the next 30 years. the government is also looking at changing the metal competition of quarters, dimes, and nickels because of the rising costs of copper and nickel. >>> we are getting closer to our 6:00 hour. that means it's probably getting more crowded out there. let's check in with tara. >>> i can't even keep up with the amount of flooding and mud slides. i want to share these with you. san francisco southbound 101 we have flooding. south van necessary the loom on to the freeway is flooded. 680 northbound at north scott creek road that off ramp there in milpitas flooded. mud slide on highway 84 whole